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Here on the ESPN blog, we bring you all the news from the colorful world of Indian sports, from the wide variety of Olympic sports to franchised leagues.
In March, a lot of sports action is taking place, as you can see on the ESPN India sports calendar.
Highlights of Monday in March include:
The Calicut Heroes beat the Mumbai Meteors 3-1 (13-15, 15-9, 15-7, 15-12) and the Delhi Toofans beat the Bengaluru Torpedoes 3-0 (15-13, 18-16, 17-15). ).
Wilmar Jordan, Luka Majcen and Juan Mera scored for the hosts, while Carl Mchugh, Noah Sadaoui and Carlos Martinez scored the goals for the Gaurs. With this point, FC Goa secured their position in the playoffs, while Punjab FC jumped to seventh place in the table. , the same problems as Jamshedpur, which sits last in the playoffs.
Vinesh Phogat won the women’s 50kg loose skating event and will compete in the Olympic qualification tournament. You can do it here.
Also read: Explained: Will Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya be able to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
On the same stage where the Paris Olympics will be held, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – world number one and one of India’s biggest medal hopes at the Games – reminded everyone last night of their calibre: they beat Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang of Chinese Taipei. Po-Hsuan will win the Open France. Su first name of the year. Zenia has more on that here.
That feeling when you win your first name of the year
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– ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) March 11, 2024
Hockey India has shortlisted 28 players who will be among the top probables for the senior men’s national camp to be held from March 12-30 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The camp will be held at the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League matches, while the major will remain at the Paris Olympics.
“We’re looking to start a vital block of education in this camp, and we want to make sure we’re in the most productive shape imaginable before we start a series of control games in Australia,” team coach Craig Fulton said.
“The players selected for the camp will compete to play in the next round of vital matches; that’s why they opted for an organization of experienced players and teenagers who have also played in the Pro League.
“The Pro League mini-tournament in Odisha proved to be a wonderful testing ground, but there is still room for improvement, and we will be looking to set the record directly well before the peak level of the Pro League and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. ” he said. Added.
Core of 28 members of the Indian men’s hockey team:
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Amir Ali.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh
Forwards: Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Boby Singh Dhami, Araijeet Singh Hundal.
Early this morning, Nishant Dev continued his run at the World Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. He defeated Greece’s Christos Karaitis by unanimous resolution 5:0 in the quarterfinals. Nishant Dev, 23, will face world silver medallist Omari Jones of the United States in the quarterfinals tonight (1:30 a. m. on Tuesday in India) — a win here and an Olympic boxing quota is secured for India in the men’s 71kg event.
He is the remaining Indian boxer in the tournament and India’s last chance to get a place in this qualifying round (there is still one tournament left).
Ahead of your quota #Paris2024 tomorrow, Indian boxer Nishant Dev has a request for you!#RoadToParis2024 | #ClasificacionesOlympiques | #Caja pic. twitter. com/7BY4aWeuZI
– The Olympic Games (@Olympics) March 2024
Boxing: Nishant Dev in QF action; Earn him an Olympic quota
ISL: Punjab FC take on FC Goa in a clash that has ramifications for both the race for the league badge and the final playoff spot
PVL: Bengaluru torpedoes face Delhi’s Toofans, Calicut’s heroes face Mumbai’s meteorites. What yesterday?
On a busy day:
Badminton: Satwik-Chirag successfully won the Roland-Garros final. Learn more about it here.
Wrestling: Bajrang and Ravi lose Olympic Qualification Tournament/Asian Championship Trials, but are not out of the race for Paris yet
Football: Mohun Bagan earns bragging rights and sits in the league’s most sensible spot, with a 3-1 derby win over East Bengal
PVL: Defending champions Ahmedabad Defenders lost 0-3 to Delhi Toofans, while Chennai Blitz was defeated 0-3 via Calicut Heroes.